clam up »
To become silent; to stop talking, to shut up.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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keep mum »
Do not talk; especially keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
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keep quiet »
Remain silent.
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keep shtum »
Don't tell anyone; especially, keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
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open one's big mouth »
To speak about things, when it would be better to stay silent.
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out loud »
Using the voice; not silently; aloud.
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sound asleep »
Sleeping still and silently.
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will on »
To wish intensely that someone succeeds in what they are doing. Often implies a silent, or almost inaudible wish.
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yell silently »
To think very strong thoughts, that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.
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